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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
CLEANED OUT THE VAULT.

Mysterious Robbery of Leading Bank
in the City of Mexico.
Cry OF MEXICO, May 20.-The detec-
tives of the city are wrestling with a
most mysterious crime and thus far
without satisfactory results. One of the
leading banking firms of this city has
sustained loss claimed to be as great
as 100000. All that has been made
public about the theft is that the officers
Of the institution on coming to the bank
one morning, found the doors Of the
vault wide open. The cash had been
carried off, with the exception of some
bags of silver with which the thieves
evidently did not care to burden them
selves.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
BOND REDEMPTIOE.
All the Outstanding Three-Per-Cents
Called In To-day.

All the Outstanding Three-Per-Cents
Called In To-day.
WASHINGTON, d. O., May 2O-The Sec
rotary of the treasury this afternoon is
sued the 149th call for the redemption of
bonds. The call is for SIS, 717 500 bonds of
the per cent. loan of 1882, and notice is
given that the principal and accrued in
terest of the bonds hereinbelow
designated will be paid at
the treasury of the United
States in the city of Washington, D. c.,
on the first day of July, 1887, and that
the interest on said bonds will cease on
that day, viz: Three per cent. bonds
issued under the act of Congress, ap-
proved July y, 1882, and numbered as
follows: $50, original No. to original No.
Is, both inclusive; 800, original No. to
original No. 156, both inclusive; $500, or
iginal No. to original No. IS, both in
elusive, and original No. 1927, to origi-
nal No. 4, 23S, both inclusive; 81 900, orig
inal No. to original No. 766, both
inclusive, and original No. 23,79S to
original No. % 1926, both inclusive: So
600, original No. l, to original Nc. l Oil,
both inclusive; total, $l9,717, 500. The
bonds described above are either bonds
of the original issue, which have but
one serial number at each end or Sub
stitute'' bonds, which may be distin-
guished by the double set of numbers.
which are marked plainly "original
numbers" and substitute numbers" All
of the bonds of this loan will be called
by the original numbers only.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
THEY WANT MILLIONS.
Two Pennsylvania Ladies Suing the Gov
eminent.


eminent.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-Miss Jane E..
Hall, of Montgomery County, Pa, and a
married sister living in this city have in
stituted a suit to recover 81 ,000,0 900 from
the United States government. The
ladies claim to clinical descendantso fone
Jacob De Haven, q wealthy Frenchman
WIZ emigrated to America and settled
near Norristown in anti-revolutionary
times. The story goes that in 1777
De Haven loaned the colonial govern
ment half million francs with which to
pay the troops, and during the latter
years of the struggle contributed further
of money, food and forage During
Washington's first administration Mr..
De Haven presented his claims to
congress. and they were allowed,
but as there was not any
surplus in those days the claimant
was told thai iIo must wait for his mon
ely. He died before he received a penny,
and Tor more than half century the
claim lay dormant. Some time between
1850 and 1860, it is said the official
records in Washington were examined
and sum was appropriated to pay the
insisting on priority, were so many, and
the testimony as to descent from De
Haven so poor that no division of the
money could be made and the civil war
put a stop to further proceedings in the
matter. Now, however, Miss Hall and
her sister insist that they can prove
incontestably they are De Ravens
true heirs and that they have placed
their claim in the hands of a Norrlstown
lawyer with instructions to bring suit
against the Government at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
TRAIN WRECKERS SHOT.
Swift Justice Melted Out in Mexico-Oth
Tragedies.

Swift Justice Melted Out in Mexico-Other
Tragedies.
Cry OF MEXICO, May ia week ago
a train on the Mexican National Rail
near Patzcuaro. The friends of the
dead man undertook to retal1ate and put
a big rock on a curve. The engine of a
passenger train struck it and an Ameri-
can engineer was injured, and a Mexi-
can fireman killed. The Jeje Politico
sent squad of Mexican gen
d. armes with instructions to bring
IN every person suspected of any COM
pllclty whatever, or any information.
Thlrty-three arrests were made. The
investigation resulted in selection of
three victims, and sentence was imme-
diately passed. Shortly after sunrise
yesterday morning the three were
marched to the scene of the disaster,
stood up before wall, and file of sol
diers at ten PAGES distant file, fired vol
ley at them. The men fell at the first
fire: A sergeant stepped forward to the
bodies, put revolver close to each head
and blew out their brains. The corpses
lay for some time where they fell, as
warning against more train wreck
ing, and were buried near the scene ofthe
wreck.
News comes from Mazatlan, that two
Americans assassinated Enrique Nassau,
manager of the Hacienda Tamil The
Americans were placed under arrest and
conducted under military escort to the
city, where they are waiting trial.
Manuel Sanchez, of Pacheco, state of
Hidalgo, fell in love with married
woman, and as she remained faithful to
her husband, Sanchez, a youth of 20
years, thought to remove the husband,
and on seeing the two together rushed
upon the husband, stabbed him through
the heart and severely wounded the
wife as she endeavored to protect her
husband Tha asSa Ssin WAS arrnCtnG
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

In West Fairview, Pa, the women
have asked that one saloon license be
granted and their request has been
acceded to. They found that the men
who could not have their tipple in
their own village went to the neighbor-
ing city of Harrisburg and became
gloriously drunk. And they thought
it better to have a saloon at home
where they could keep a watchful eye
on the drinking.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
CHECHMATED THE CENTRAL.
Chicago's Lake Front Protected by Fed
eral Officials.


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 18.-Acting-
Commissioner Stockslager has refused
the application of Lester A. Bartlett to
locate with Gerard scrip certain lands
on the lake front in the city of Chicago,
for the reason that there are no public
lands of the United States in the City of
Chicago that are subject to entry under
general laws, and consequently none
that can be appropriated by snip loca-
tons under general laws or floating
rights of entry of any character" and
the further reason that the status of
the lands in question has been settled
Nv reported decisions of the Department
of the Interior" The lands embraced
in the rejected applications are occupied
by the tracks and buildings of the Hi
nois Central Railroad Company, and are
valued at several millions cf dollars.
The acting-commissioner does not dis
cuss the question of actual title, but says
that if any of said lands belonged to the
United States special act of Congress
would be required for their disposal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
THE absorption of the choicest Mex

THE absorption of the choicest Mex
lean lands by citizens of the United
States continues as actively as at any
time within the past five years. The
prospect now is that American infiu-
ence and American capital will
dominate politics in the Mexican
States on the Rio Grande border even
before Mexico knocks for admission
into the American Union. And the
latter event is reasonably certain to
occur within the next fifty or sixty
wears
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

road, the small charcoal village of Whit
ney was eneirely destroyed, save supply
store. The principal fires are in Alger, Bar
clay, Houghton, Keweenaw and Marquette
pine and hardwood timber have been de-
stroyed. On the Peninsula division OF the
new road there are many bad fires. At
Oscars, g. small Findland village, seven
miles from Houghton, /, 800 cords of wood
were burned, acres OF good timber de-
stroyed and the village menaced NeIs
Beekman's imm-nse cord wood yard, q
few miles from Oscars, containing rs 900
cords is now burning. An engine and fire
company has gone there from Houghton
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

IT is very clear that the reelection
of President Diaz, of Mexico, is a
thing to be desired by the American
people in the interest of continued
peace and friendship between the two
countries. His opponents are of the
church or reactionary party, which is
the sworn enemy of all measures look-
ing to the introduction of American
capital and enterprise into Mexico;
and his defeat would therefore be a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Killed by an Earthouake.

The courier sent by the commission now
examining into the recent seismic disturb
ances in the Sierra Madre Mountains ar
rived at Ures on the 18th, and is the bear
er OF the following dispatch to Gov. Torres:
In Puebla OF Babispe city, seven persons
were killed and nineteen injured. In Opu-
to, nine were killed and both Pueblas de-
stroyed. The inhabitants of Babispe b.
ceraca, Oputo and Guasabas are living in
the fields under the trees and in dug-outs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Took HIS Own Life

Gen. James T.. Sefridge, a hero Of the
war of the rebellion and prominent citi-
zen Of Philadelphia, committed suicide on
the 10Th, by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver, within thirty wards
OF his residence. He died in about two
hours. The deceased, who was about SO
years OF age, had been suffering several
years with Bright's disease OF the kidneys,
and during the past few months had fire..
quently been unable to leave his house.
The only reason which can be assigned for
the act is that he had grown Respondent
on account of the belief that his disease
was incurable
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
RAILROAD hrakemen will be glad to

RAILROAD brakemen will be glad to
hear that there is promise of q less
death-dealing coupling appliance for
cars being introduced. Companies
operating more than one-ffth OF the
mileage of the country have bound
themselves to abide by the decision of
the board of experts who shall make
a thorough test of the automatic
couplers with g. view to their general
intrOductiOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

Daniel Mackcy was shot and killed on a
Chicago street-car on the afternoon Of the
22d, by James English.
A young man named James Matson COM
mitted suicide at Egin, ILL.,, on the 22d, by
taking laudanum. Disappointment in love
is the alleged cause of the act.
At Pittsburg, on the 10Th, Mime. Lee
heyde, O well.known soprano, and for years
a leading singer at the st. Paul Cathedral,
committed suicide by hanging. She had
been in poor health for some time and her
mind is supposed to have been affected.
Albert IL. Rich, the first mate OF the
American ship, Robert FL. Belknap, was ar
rested in Brooklyn on the 10Th, by Deputy
q. S. Marshal George Holmes, charged with
the murder Of sailor named James Peter
sen on the high seas, during voyage be-
tween San Francisco and Liverpool, Eng.
In a fight at Evansville, Ind, between
steamboat rousters, Thomas Smith was
fatally stabbed and Charles Hodges head
was crushed.
Janitor Titus, who murdered Tillie Smith
at Rackettstown, N. j., and confessed, has
had his sentence commuted to imprison-
ment for life.
John Gleason 60 convict, WAS killed in
the Nebraska penitentiary by a colored
convict named Andrew jackson. They
were at work in the foundry, and Jackson
with an iron bar felled Gleason into a ladle
of molten metal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

DURING the month of April nearly
$4,000 persons, or 400 per day, left
Ireland to make their home in the
United States. There can be no stronger
proof than this of the fact that En-
glish oppression has reduced the peo
pie of Ireland to a condition of power
ty and humiliation from which there
is no present chance of escape except
in voluntary and sorrowful exile.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
A Toronto Mob.

The first attempt at actual personal
violence offered Editor O'Brien, of United
Ireland, since his advent in Canada as the
champion Of the evicted tenants on the
Lansdowne estate of Luggacurran, occur
red in Toronto on, the night of the 18th,
when o'Brien, accompanied by couple OF
of about 1,o0O men, who, after hustling
the party along the streets, vented their
fury in a shower of cobblestones and
bricks. TIE little party escaped into a
store, which the mob wrecked. JIM. Wall,
special correspondent of the New York
Tribune, was badly hurt by flying stone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Explosion in a Beer Tub.

Andrew Noodle was instantly killed and
Gus Kemmerra seriously injured by the
explosion of ignitesd alcohol and sheiac in
a beer tub at Seipps brewery, Chicago, on
the 10Th. The men were vanishing the in.
side Of the vat. Noodle was working near
the entrance to the vat and the explosion
blew him out of it. He fell about twenty
feet into the excavation in front of the
vat, breaking his neck in the fall. KEN
merra, was badly burned about the face
and limbs, but will recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

The latest reports from the cotton
growing states show that the crop is
progressing favorably. The recent
rains have made a great change fo1
the better in the condition Of that
staple in Arkansas and Texas. There
are very good reasons now for hoping
that the disastrous drotuh Of last
spring and summer in Texas will not
be repeated this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Big Waste OF Beer.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 18.-A Journal
special from Des Moines says the big
distillery there was served with notice
to-day that under the ruling of the
supreme court it must close up. About
81. 800 gallons of beer in yats was seized
at Mates brewery yesterday, which will
be destroyed on advice of the attorney
general, who decides that all the con-
tents of a brewery are liablesto a seizure
whether bearing government stamps or
not.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

IT is said that there is now enough
whisky stored in this country to last
the world three years. The suspen.
ton of the pool has started up all the
silent distilleries and is likely to result
in lifting the limit from those hereto
fore running only 33b per cent. OF
their capacity. There is no immedi-
ate danger of the country running
SY-u
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
A 1EEW MINISTRY.

The French Budget Rejected-The Cabi-
net Resigns.
On the 18th the debate on the re-
port OF the budget committee, which
demands reduction in the est mates
submitted by the government, was
begun in the French Chamber OF DeDu-
ties. NJ. Dauphin, minister of finance,
declared that in their proposals the
government had effected all the re-
tIenchments possible and reestab-
Iished the financial equi ib,ium
through the income and alcoholic
taxes OF the country. The govern
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
COllided in r. For.

A New York dispatch OF the 23d says:
On Thursday, May 49, at 5:25 P. M, while
the weather was calm and the sea smooth
the British steamer Celtic Of the White
Star Line, from Liverpool, came into COL
lision with the British steamer Brittanic of
the same line from New York for Liver
pool, striking her on the port side aft and
doing considerable damage. Four people
are reported killed. The collision occurred
during g fog.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
IL. q. PETERS LUCK.
The Richest Vein of Silver in the w,
Found at Port Arthur

The Richest Vein of Silver in the World
Found at Port Arthur.
WINNIPEG, Man., May 18.-It is re-
ported that one of the richest veins of
silver ever found in the world has been
struck in the Beaver mine, near Port
Arthur, owned by R. 6. Peters, of Man
istee, Mich. The news of the strike has
created fever OF excitement at Port
Arthur, and old miners are crowding to
the place. Everybody lis prospecting.
According to recent arrivals here, it
assays from $50, 900 to 10000 to the ton,
and there is 81 500, 900 worth of silver in
sight. According to these reports Beaver
mine bids fair to eclipse the famous
Comstock lead in Colorado or Bonanza
Mackay's great mines. About $l75, 900
has been spent in developing the mine
thus far.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

JAY BALLoU, president of g. Balti-
more dime savings bank, appears TO
have been much the same kind OF a
banker as Mrs. Howe, of Boston.
The essential difference between the
two is that, while Mrs. III. is enjoying
high life in Canada, Mr.. B. will become
intimate with prison life during the
next three wears.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Sen atOrial FisticufSs.

The Illinois Senate was treated to an in
teresting scene not down on the bills on
the 18th. Senators Crawford and Gibbs
got into a wrangle on the floor of the Sen
ate, and after each had desi mated the
other as liar, came within striking dis
lance and each got good healthy whack
on the nose. They were then separated by
their dignifed co-legislators, both apollo
gized, not for fighting but for doing SO dur
ing business hours. It is thought there
will be more music vet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
The Racing Yacht Thistle Damaged.

The new racing yacht Thistle lost her
bowsprit and was otherwise damaged in
run from the Clyde to Cowes during the
recent gale. While on the trip the Thistle
rescued three men in hfeboat belonging
to the steamer Harkaway, which had
foundered. Sixteen live were lost when the
steamer went down. The life. boat origin
ally carried six persons, three ofwhom sue
cumbed to privation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
TELEGRAPH Linemeu Killed.

At Baltimore, on the 22d, shifting en-
CINE on the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
collided with passenger car in which
were fifteen telegraph linemen waiting to be
taken to Chester, Pa, where they were to
go to work. Snowden Clemmens, of West
Virginia, was instantly, and John W. Mar
were seriously injured. Buckale will prob.
Do bly, die. A misplaced switch caused the
collision
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
A Big Meat Contract.

Edward Morris, of the Fairbanks Cam
ming Company ofChicago, cables from Paris
that Re has concluded a cantract for l.
100000 KIDS OF canned meat for the
French army and for 100000 kilos for
the navy. This is stated to be the largest
contract ever made with an American firm
by foreign government.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Qhe Rtpnblita't
wATERTowN. wIsCoNsIN.

A BILL has been introduced n Cana
dian Parliament to regulate railroad
traffic. It's main features are similar
to the United States Interstate com
merce act. It also provides for the
redemption of unused passenger tick
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Forest Fires.

Reports of the 10Th from twenty-eight
localities in Upper Michigan show that on
the whole the fires are diminishing though
they are still very bad in many placed
Along the line of the South Shore Road
they are now under control with one or
two exceptions. On the Felch Mountain
branch of the Chicago q Northwestern
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
De Freycinet Gives It I'm.

A Paris dispatch of the Goth says: NJ
De Freycinet went to the Elysee Palace at
4 o'clock this afternoon and informed
President Grevy that after a thorough con-
sideration of the situation he had come to
the conclusion that there was no salts
factory prospect of his being able to form
cabinet that would endure. Ee therefore
declined the task
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
A Mysterious Robbery.

A special Of the goth from Greenville, O.,
says that mysterious robbery took place
there about O'Clock at the residence of
John W. Spayd wealthy citizen. He was
at home at the time. The robbers got
SIT 900 in currency and gold. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Spayd are SO much excited that
they can give no statement Of how the
tbaft oeourre1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

AN Emporia (Kas.) paper says
Leading citizens are doing what they
can to prevent a wild boom, but the
demand for property becomes strong
er every hour. The idea of leading
citizens trying to hold down the IRE
sistible Kansas boom is decidedly re-
freshinp.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Gone With the Money.

George E. Reed, for two years city treas.
urer of Bismarck, D. T., is missing. It is
believed he has gone to Canada. His &C.
counts are said to be $4,000 short. Reed
has hosts of friends who believe that he
has not left with the purpose of defrauding
the city. Mrs. Reed, however, told u
friend he would never see Reed again in
that region.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Inviting Gladstone TO America.

President Fitzgerald, of the Irish Ma
tional League, sent cablegram to Mr..
Gladstone on the 10Th stating that in the
event of his visiting America in the autumn,
15,OOO,O 900 Irish Americans would greet
him heartily, and that he would receive
such a welcome from the people of this
country as has never before been accorded
to any man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
Minor HaDDenings,

At the house of Senator MCPHERSON, in
Washington, on the 22d, Louis Brown,
butler, was fatally hurt by being caught by
descending dumb waiter.
A sail boat containing ten men was struck
by O. squat and capsized in Little Traverse
Bay, Mich, on the 22d. L. w. Cole and
son, Marion Trip, Dennis Stark and
George Wise, of Petoskey were drowned.
Heavy gales occurred all over Victoria q
home plantation on the night of the 10th,
accompanied in Scotland by hail and snow.
A strike of the brickmRkers was inaugu-
rated at Pittsburg on the Goth. About
1000 men are affected directly by the
strike.
Fulton, KY, special reports the ex-
plosion Of the boiler in the planning mill Of
Lecornee d Bro. The disaster resulted in
the death Of John Rascoe, teamster; Fred.
George, planer, and Lucien McLary, engi-
neer. A half-dozen other people were Sc
verely injured, among them James d. Lu-
cas-, who, it is thought, cannot recover.
The Sixty fifth French Canadian Regi-
ment has been refused permission to visit
Highgate Springs, VT, on the occasion of
the queens birthday.
Steps are being taken by the Missouri
Legislature to impeach State Auditor
Walker who is charged with being inter
ested personally in the location Of a branch
penitentiary.
Gov. Hill of New York, has appointed
Col. Fred Grant state quarantine commits
sioner.
At the request of the Japanese govern
ment Secretary Whitney has ordered the
admission into the Naval Academy of H.
Mic, q Japanese youth of noble family,
aged II years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
The Damage Figures.

It is now believed the great wind storm
of two weeks ago and the forest fires since
have damaged the upper peninsula of
Michigan fully 100000 and the end is
not vet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
One Clause Adopted.

The first clause of the coercion bill was
adopted in the British House Of Commons
on the 18th. Notice of eighty amend
mente to the second clause has been given.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

Trey are talking of erecting in Paris
q monument to Alfred de Musset